Global Patent Index - EP 4073821 B1

EP 4073821 B1 20240320 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND CONTROLLER

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND CONTROLLER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN EINES KERNKRAFTWERKS UND STEUERGERÄT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE CENTRALE NUCLÉAIRE ET SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE

Publication

EP 4073821 B1 20240320 (EN)

Application

EP 19831616 A 20191212

Priority

EP 2019084945 W 20191212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021115605A1] The present invention relates to a method for controlling a nuclear power plant comprising pressurized water nuclear reactor (3) having a reactor core producing power, a primary circuit (5) connecting the reactor core to a steam generator (9), one or more of control rods (16), which can be moved into the reactor core for controlling the power of the reactor core, an injecting device (22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30) for injecting boric acid and/or deionized water into the primary circuit (5) for controlling the reactivity of the reactor core.

IPC 8 full level

G21D 3/00 (2006.01); G21C 7/04 (2006.01); G21C 7/08 (2006.01); G21C 17/108 (2006.01); G21D 3/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G21C 7/08 (2013.01 - US); G21D 3/001 (2013.01 - EP); G21D 3/002 (2019.01 - US); G21D 3/10 (2013.01 - EP); G21D 3/16 (2013.01 - US); G21C 3/326 (2013.01 - US); G21C 7/04 (2013.01 - EP); G21C 7/08 (2013.01 - EP); G21C 17/108 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 30/00 (2013.01 - EP); Y02E 30/30 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021115605 A1 20210617; CN 114830263 A 20220729; EP 4073821 A1 20221019; EP 4073821 B1 20240320; ES 2977820 T3 20240830; JP 2023506749 A 20230220; JP 7434559 B2 20240220; US 2023012716 A1 20230119

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019084945 W 20191212; CN 201980102914 A 20191212; EP 19831616 A 20191212; ES 19831616 T 20191212; JP 2022535422 A 20191212; US 201917784036 A 20191212